Gors-et



(No Model.)

E. C. HURLBUT.l

CORSET.

No. 270,222. Patented .Jam-9, 1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

ELLA. c. nUaLBUror New vonk, N. v.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,222, dated January9, 1883.

l Application tiled May 17, 188:2. (No model.)

`have invented a new and useful Improvement in Corsets, of which the'following is a specification.

The objects of my improvement are to give a graceful shape to thetigure,'and atthe same. 1o time to reduce the apparent size thereof, and

to produce a corset which shall confine the figure less than those nowin use, and thereby increase the comfort and health of the wearer. Iattain these objects by the corset illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in

which- Fgure 2 illustrates my improved corset, while Fig. l shows theform of a corset now used.

zo Each figure is a perspective View, and simi- I lar letters refer tosimilar parts in each figure.

Heretofore it has been the practice to cut the tops of corsets in anearly-horizontal plane, giving only a slight droop at the front andback,

as shown in Fig. l at a, and to providet'or the.

necessary fullness in front by letting in gores of some loose materialat b. This pattern of corset, however, is open 'to the objection that itmakes it very difiicult for a person to pro- 3o cure a corset whichwhile it is the right size for the breasts shall alsol be the right sizefor the waist, or the reverse.

As the corsets are made on a model which is supposed to represent theaverage female 3 5 gure, any slight variation in the actual tigure' isapt to causediscomfort in the corset to the wearer, corsets which t thewaist being frequently either unnecessarilylarge or uncomfortably smallat the breasts, and vice versa.

4o This old form of corset is also open to the objection that itincreases the apparent size of the breasts needlessly at points where'the corset is not necessary for'support. Some of these disadvantages areofcourse modified. by

4 5 `making corsets measured to tit accurately individual iigures. Iobviate these disadvantages, and am enabled to form acorset which may bemade in quantities, and will always afford a good tit, the waist-measurebeing the 5o only one which it will be necessary to observe.

I form my improved corset of the ordinary shape at the waist, but cut itshorter than usual, so that it will not extend over or cover thebreasts. The ordinary central husk will extend higher than the loweredge of the breasts, and the top front edge of my corset will thereforebe cut or formed to slope downward and backward on each side from thecentral husk, following the curve of the ligure, and must be cut lowenough to leave the breasts free and uncovered by the material of thecorset. The top edge of thecorset extends under the arms at a heightabout the the line of the lower edge of the breasts. The shape of thetop front edge is shown in Fig. 2 at a, andA the same form of slopingthe upper edge may be used at the back of the corset, ifdesired and tostill further facilitate movement and respiration, let in the gores b',which may be of some light and ileXible or elastic material. The steelbusks or fasteningclasps I prefer to leave of substantially the shape asin the ordinary corset, but prefer that they 'should be slightly shorterthan usual.

This husk from its central position gives form to the corset withoutinterfering with the wearer.

It will be seen that vby making the corset of the shape and constructionwhich I claim as lmy invention I reduce the apparent size of the breast,while it becomes much easier to obtain a corset which shall becomfortable, as it is only necessary to t the size of the waist. I:`also cheapen the cost of production, as I use the form of corset thereinshown, as such form of corset could not be maderto lit wearers byattention to the waist-measure only. My corset can be made with muchless material than that therein shown.

What I claim is l. A corset formed to fitthe waist of the wearer, havinga husk, c, and the top edge of IUD the corset sloping downward andbackward from the ousks so as io leave the breasts free and uncovered,and extended under the arms to a height about the line of the lower edgeof the breasts, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. A corset formed to t the Waist of the wearer, having a busk, c, andgore, b,and the top from: edge ofthe corset sloped downward andbackwardfrom the busk Vso as to leave 1 0

